by Natalie | Oct 7, 2020 | Daily News, Features
It’s probably difficult for anyone who isn’t middle-aged or older to comprehend, but people could smoke cigarettes on airplanes until 1990 when the US government, after years of pressure from the Association of Flight Attendants, finally banned smoking on all but a...
by Natalie | Oct 7, 2020 | Daily News, Features
The cargo plane carrying America’s Cup challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team’s second hull landed in Auckland on October 5th at 8pm local time. The cargo, which left the Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport on October 2 on an Antonov 124-100, reached New Zealand after 60...
by Natalie | Oct 6, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Competition is set to go ahead this week on the Cote d’Azur, the first (and last) race of the season for many teams. This week sees maxi yachts, both classic and modern, descend upon the Cote d’Azur for the second week of the new format Les Voiles de...
by Natalie | Oct 6, 2020 | Daily News, Features
The Paralympics had featured sailing as a sport in every Games between Sydney 2000 and Rio 2016, but when in 2015 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) claimed the sport could not fulfil their minimum criteria for worldwide reach, it was a wake-up call for...
by Natalie | Oct 5, 2020 | Features, Mallorca Yachting Industry News
Founded in 1984 by Luis Mas with the aim of offering the most prestigious nautical brands in the sector. Throughout its trajectory, has managed to become a reference in sales of recreational boats, being importers of reference brands such as Jeanneau Yachts, Prestige...
by Natalie | Oct 5, 2020 | Editorials, Features
With Covid – 19 and the Corona madness still around, yacht owners, charter guests, captains and crew are questioning and investigating the possibilities to sail to the Caribbean ( or not ) this upcoming winter season. The Islander spoke with Jan Roosens, Managing...